Ottumwa, Iowa

Ottumwa (pronounced "Uh-tuhm-wa") is a city located in Wapello County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 24,998. It is the county seat of Wapello County{{GR|6}}.

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Wapello County, Iowa - 2000 - County seat

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It is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, and the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River.

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Ottumwa was the birthplace of Tom Arnold, the home of notorious rare book thief Stephen Blumberg, and of the fictional character Radar O'Reilly from the television program M*A*S*H. Tom Arnold and Roseanne Barr briefly owned a home together in Ottumwa before their divorce in 1994; they also owned a restaurant, the Big Food Diner, in nearby Eldon, Iowa, from 1993 through 1995.

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Tom Arnold - Stephen Blumberg - Radar O'Reilly - M*A*S*H - Roseanne Barr - 1994 - Eldon, Iowa - 1993 - 1995

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